Looking at today's entertainment industry, there are many actors who have changed careers halfway and are not majoring in majors, but they have all shown good acting skills, and some have even won all the Best Actress trophies and completed the Best Actress Grand Slam.
, Zhou Xun
Zhou Xun is known as the most energetic actress in the Chinese film and television industry, but she is not actually a film and television major.
During the college entrance examination, Zhou Xun was admitted to the folk dance major of Zhejiang Art School, and studied dance choreography and folk dance during college.
In addition, Zhou Xun and his classmates were selected to be calendar models to earn tuition fees.
In 1991, because Zhou Xun took a large number of calendar and cover photos, director Xie Tieli found her when she was still in school and invited her to Beijing to film the movie "Ancient Tomb Huangzhai".
But after the filming of the movie, Zhou Xun returned to school to continue his studies. It was not until after graduation that Zhou Xun came to Beijing to develop. At first, she worked as a resident singer in a bar, and she also had her front teeth knocked out because she refused to accompany her drinking.
Later, Zhou Xun entered the industry as an actor and won all the awards in his acting career. In the early days, she played two roles in the movie "Suzhou River" directed by Lou Ye, and won the Best Actress Award at the Paris International Film Festival.
After that, Zhou Xun won the Popular Film Hundred Flowers Award Best Actress with the movie " Misty Rain and Beauty ". She also won the Golden Horse Award and the Golden Horse Award for Best Actress for " If You Love ".
In 2009, she won the Golden Rooster Award and Asian Film Awards Best Actress for " Li Mi's Conjecture ".
Not only that, Zhou Xun has also made great achievements in the field of TV series. She won the Shanghai Magnolia Award for Best Actress and the Huading Award for Best Actress in China's Top 100 TV series for "Red Sorghum". She is said to be a rare film and television talent in the entertainment industry.
, Sun Li
Queen Sun Li was also a dancer before. She studied dance since she was a child. In 1993, due to her outstanding dancing, Sun Li visited the United Kingdom, the United States, Japan and other countries with the Shanghai Oriental Friends Art Troupe.
Later, Sun Li also joined the amateur theatrical performance team of the military art troupe. In 2000, she retired from the army and continued her studies.
In fact, many people don’t know that Sun Li also came from a talent show. In early 2001, she participated in the "Talent Rookies" held by Singapore's " New Media Channel 8 " and won the runner-up and the Wisdom Award. After that, she signed a contract with Hairun Company.
At the end of the same year, Sun Li starred in her first solo work "Jade Guanyin", and won the Golden Eagle Award for Best Video for this role. She is also the youngest winner of this award so far.
In 2013, Sun Li won the Magnolia Award and the Golden Eagle Award at the Shanghai TV Festival for "Hot Mom2". After
, Sun Li won the Magnolia TV Queen again with " Mi Yue Zhuan ".
Then, she won the Feitian Award and Queen of Views for "That Year the Flowers Bloomed and the Moon Was Full". Now she is the only Grand Slam Queen of Views born in the 1980s.
, Liu Yase
Liu Yase, the new Academy Award-winning actress, is actually one of the earliest idols in the mainland.
In 2004, when she was still in her second year of high school, she participated in Hunan Economic Television 's talent show " Star Academy ", and finally won the national third place and the Popularity King Award, thus officially entering the entertainment industry. At that time, Zhang Yixing also participated in this audition. It is said that Zhang Yixing was still her little fan at that time.
In 2006, Liu Yase starred in her first movie. In the youth movie "Thirteen Paulownia Trees", she played the role of He Feng, a problem student in Paulownia Tree Middle School.
The following year, she participated in the Oriental TV singing talent show " My Style My Show " and formed an OP group with Wu Bin, Ma Haisheng , Gao Yang , and eventually won the annual championship.
Later, Liu Yase began to become an actor and appeared in many film and television works, such as Zhu Xiaobei, who has a distinctive personality and a short haircut in "To Our Dying Youth".
Li Meilan, who is just starting out and running rampant in society in "Waiting for the Wind", and Liang Huiyan, a kind, strong and tolerant single mother in "Mai Luren", both showed outstanding acting skills.
In 2021, Liu Yase played the psychologically complex street child Wang Tao in the movie " Wisdom Teeth ", and won the 40th Hong Kong Film Awards Best Actress Award for this film, becoming a new Academy Award-winning actress.
Now she is also cooperating in movies with Jacky Cheung , Andy Lau , Nicholas Tse and others. It can be said that her resources have soared.
Many netizens said that Liu Yase has transformed from an idol and a singer to an actor, and she has also won many awards, which proves that she is still the most suitable for acting.
, Wang Baoqiang
Wang Baoqiang, who came from a grassroots background, has become a widely recognized actor. At the age of 20, he came to Beijing to make a name for himself and worked as a martial arts extra in various film crews.
Later, he was selected by director Li Yang to star in the independent film "The Blind Well", which changed Wang Baoqiang's career in the entertainment industry.
allowed him to win many awards including the Golden Horse Award for Best Newcomer, the French Duvel Film Festival's "Best Actor Award", and the Golden Horse Award for "Best Newcomer Award". After
, Wang Baoqiang has been widely loved and supported by the audience with his film and television works such as "A World Without Thieves", " Soldier Assault ", " People on the Road ".
In 2011, he starred in the movie "Hello!" "Mr. Tree" won the Best Actor Award at the 9th Vladivostok International Film Festival in Russia. Wang Baoqiang's performance in the film can be said to be unsurpassed.
In recent years, Wang Baoqiang is still active on the screen. The " Chinatown Detective " series has also achieved good box office results. In March this year, the movie " Octagonal Cage ", which he directed and starred in, was launched. I believe it will bring new surprises to everyone.
, Yan Bingyan
Yan Bingyan is a descendant of Yan Hui, one of the four disciples of Confucius . In 1983, 11-year-old Yan Bingyan was admitted to the Beijing Song and Dance Troupe and became a dancer.
In 1994, Hong Kong and Mainland China co-produced the movie "Hunting for Wild Wolf Gang ". The original actress could not participate in the film due to schedule reasons. Yan Bingyan took over and starred in the film. She served as the first heroine in the film and played a female special police captain. This was her first film work.
Yan Bingyan began to develop in the film and television industry and became an actress. In 2007, she starred in the movie "Love Teeth", playing the role of Qian Yehong, for which she won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress.
In 2012, Yan Bingyan won 8 Best Actress Awards for her movie "万arrowpiercing the heart".
In the past two years, her performance in the field of TV dramas has also been very outstanding. For example, in the modern spy drama " Opponent ", she played the role of Duan Yingjiu, an National Security Bureau investigator, and in the recently broadcast "The Big Exam", Yan Bingyan's acting skills are still solid and eye-catching.
Among the current young actors, there are also Zhao Liying , Xiao Zhan , Ren Jialun and others who are not from professional backgrounds.
For example, Zhao Liying and Ren Jialun were originally flight attendants and professional , and then changed careers to become actors.
Xiao Zhan majored in design at university, and he worked as a designer for a period of time after graduation.
Nowadays, they have appeared in many popular works, but their acting skills have not received much recognition, especially in mainstream awards and they need to continue to work hard.
After watching these actors who changed careers halfway, I found that they are all quite talented in acting, coupled with the hard work and opportunities they acquired, it is really touching.
